Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs: Admissibility and making a final decision

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs (AIPP) closed on December 31, 2021, with the expiration of the pilot bilateral agreements. The Ministerial Instructions will expire on March 5, 2022. These grant IRCC the authority to continue accepting pilot applications until March 5, 2022 (processing may continue beyond this date, as long as the complete applications were received by March 5, 2022). Any pilot applications received as of March 6, 2022, should be rejected by CIO.

IRCC will start accepting PR applications under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) as of March 6, 2022.

If an officer approves an application from a temporary resident in Canada who is a member of a program referred to in R70(2)(a) or (b), they will:

• send the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and permanent residence visa (PRV) counterfoil (if applicable) to the applicant’s address in Canada; and
• inform the applicant that, in order to become a permanent resident, they may either:
  • contact the IRCC Client Support Centre (CSC) to request an appointment at a local IRCC office, with their family members, if applicable. [R71.1(2)]; or
  • present the CoPR and permanent resident visa counterfoil (if applicable) to an officer at a Canadian port of entry.

For applicants who are living outside of Canada, send the CoPR and PRV counterfoil (if applicable) to the applicant’s address outside of Canada.

Do not issue a permanent resident visa counterfoil to applicants whose passport was issued by a visa-exempt country identified in R190(1)(a) or (b), 190(2)(b) – (f), or R190(2.1). However, officers may request to see the applicant’s original passport in these cases.

Approved applicants must present their CoPR and permanent resident visa counterfoil (if applicable) to an officer at a Canadian port of entry [R71.1(1)]